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Archive for December 17th, 2020

SCRUB! SpaceX will now attempt US spy satellite launch for NRO on Friday

December 17th, 2020 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Friday (Dec.18) in a 3-hour launch window that opens at 9 a.m. EST (1400 GMT). Watch it live!

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Watch live now: SpaceX launching US spy satellite for NRO

December 17th, 2020 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Thursday (Dec.17) in a 3-hour launch window that opens at 9:45 a.m. EST (1400 GMT). Watch it live!

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Watch live today: SpaceX launching US spy satellite @ 9:45 am ET

December 17th, 2020 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Thursday (Dec.17) in a 3-hour launch window that opens at 9:45 a.m. EST (1400 GMT). Watch it live!

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On This Day in Space! Dec. 17, 2012: NASA’s 2 GRAIL orbiters slam into the moon

December 17th, 2020 by

On Dec. 17, 2012, NASA’s GRAIL mission crashed into the moon. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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Trump signs Space Policy Directive-6 on space nuclear power and propulsion

December 17th, 2020 by

Nuclear power will be a big part of the United States’ space exploration efforts going forward, a new policy document affirms.

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Scientists think they’ve detected radio emissions from an alien world

December 17th, 2020 by

Scientists may have detected radio emissions from a planet orbiting a star beyond our sun for the first time.

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What it’s like to watch a presidential election from ‘Mars’

December 17th, 2020 by

I watched the contentious 2020 presidential election unfold from 71 million miles (114 million kilometers) away on the surface of Mars and it was … different.

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Watch live Thursday: SpaceX launching US spy satellite @ 9 am ET

December 17th, 2020 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Thursday (Dec.17) in a 3-hour launch window that opens at 9 a.m. EST (1400 GMT). Watch it live!

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